Therapist and author
Russ Harris is a British born, Australia based medical doctor and psychotherapist who is one of the world's foremost trainers in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. His book The Happiness Trap, which has sold over a million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages, teaches readers how to handle difficult thoughts and feelings using evidence based ACT principles.
by Russ Harris
Harris introduces Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to a general audience, arguing that the cultural pursuit of happiness is itself the problem, the struggle to eliminate painful thoughts and feelings amplifies them. He teaches defusion, acceptance, values clarification, and committed action as the alternative to control-based coping.
The books Russ Harris references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Eckhart Tolle
Tolle argues that nearly all human suffering comes from identification with the thinking mind. Presence in the current moment dissolves anxiety about the future and regret about the past.
by Daniel Goleman
Goleman argues that EQ matters more than IQ for success. Self-awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation are skills that can be developed and that predict real-world outcomes.
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Csikszentmihalyi identifies the state of total absorption where time vanishes and performance peaks. Flow is not random, it arises from clear goals, immediate feedback, and matched challenge.
by Viktor Frankl
Frankl survived Auschwitz and concluded that meaning, not pleasure or power, sustains us through suffering. His logotherapy argues we can find purpose in any circumstance.
by Daniel Gilbert
Gilbert reveals that humans are remarkably poor at predicting what will make them happy. Our psychological immune system distorts future expectations in systematic, measurable ways.
Who Russ draws from, and who draws from Russ — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.